Game consoles often launching selling at a loss and have to recoup their costs within about 5y. They rarely get more than a few thousand games in their lifetime

Game consoles often launching selling at a loss and have to recoup their costs within about 5y. They rarely get more than a few thousand games in their lifetime. Each generation is often incompatible with the last, increasing costs all around. The iPhone is usually backward compatible, sold at a hefty profit each year, and has tens of thousands of games from more developers.